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Arlington, VA vs Scottsdale, AZ

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- Scottsdale has 75.8% less rainy days than Arlington.
- Scottsdale has 48.8% more Sunny Days than Arlington.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, Scottsdale scores 0.0% worse than Arlington
 Arlington, VAScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock1138
 Snowfall15  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock38106
 Sunny201  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock10486
 Avg. Jan. Low27  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock7.37
 UV Index4  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock12572443
Reviews for Arlington    36 Reviews

Lived here 17 years, amazing  More

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Resident for 20 years. There is nothing hidden about Arlington. It is an affluent inner suburb of DC with a highly educated, mostly professional, population. The  More

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We've lived in Arlington for the past 7 years, and have enjoyed it but would prefer a less expensive, more open area. We live in a townhouse in Rosslyn, close to the  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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